Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is to develop and disseminate understanding of structure-property-processing-performance relationships for engineering materials through instruction and research.
Mission Vision
The department will be a nationally recognized leader in the education of students at the undergraduate and graduate level in the field of materials science and engineering. Its graduates will attain prominence in industry, government service, and academia. Its faculty will be nationally recognized for scholarship in both instruction and discovery.